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What’s Your Royal Title?

Ian Fortey

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About This Quiz

Humans have been ruled by monarchs for literally thousands of years. Once we established a society to the degree that we could form towns and collectives of individuals working together, some people started to realize we all needed leadership. A ship without a captain will steer itself right into a whale or whatever. Someone has to step up and make decisions. And sure, maybe today we can look at that and say everyone needs a say and we should vote or at least have a leader we vote for who can make decisions on behalf of everyone. That's a modern take.

Back in the day, it was often the strongest who got to make the rules, because if you didn't listen you wouldn't live long enough to regret it. And soon that came to imply these people were special. Chosen, even, by divine powers. They had the right to rule. And so it was. We may not all believe that anymore, but there's a long legacy of royals all over the world and they all had some pretty great and powerful titles. So if you were among that upper echelon of society, what title do you think you'd be sporting? Let's find out!

In the game of thrones, you win or you die. Rough, right? Which house would you have been a part of?

Stark

Mormont

Targaryen

Lannister

As a proper royal, you need somewhere to sit and rule over the folks. What kind of throne are you sporting?

Gold

Obsidian

Something that reclines

Skulls

Castle life has to get boring, that's why jesters exist, probably. What's keeping you entertained?

Netflix

Dancers

Musicians

Fighters

Do you know how many songs about queens there are? There's a lot. Pick your favorite!

"Queen Bitch' by David Bowie

"Killer Queen" by Queen

"Dancing Queen" by ABBA

"God Save the Queen" by the Sex Pistols

How did you get your title anyway?

From the gods!

Been in the family for centuries

I earned it.

I took it by force.

If a monarchy isn't an option, what's the best form of government?

Aristocracy

Republic

Democracy

Nah, I kind of like running things. Let's stick with this monarchy.

They can get a little ostentatious sometimes but would you wear a crown?

The biggest one ever

Not necessary

Something tasteful, sure

More of a hat person, really

Is it better to defend your lands or conquer new ones?

Other lands aren't worth conquering.

Always good to have a strong defense

Ideally, you have to do neither.

Conquer conquer conquer!

You can't please all the people all the time no matter what. How do you deal with critics?

Prove them wrong

Just keep doing what I do

Ignore them, who has the time?

Threats work

As it stands right now, do you ever find yourself in charge of groups of people?

Frequently

Nope

I try not to deal with things like that.

Sometimes

Do you consider yourself a good leader?

Definitely

Honestly? Not really

I do alright, sure.

I get the job done.

Do you like working with people in a group?

Most times

Haaaaate it

Yes, I love people.

No, many people are terrible and their terribleness causes me stress.

Be as honest as you need to be here. Are you able to be fair in making decisions or do you tend to favor yourself and your friends?

I'll always choose me in the end.

I can be fair but not at my own expense.

I try to be good for everyone!

Fairness is irrelevant.

If you had the choice, would you work in an office at a computer or outside using your hands?

Isn't the point of this that someone else does the work for me?

Can I work outside on a computer somehow?

Probably on a computer

Outside!

If you get into a heated exchange with someone and you know it's escalating, are you going to throw the first punch?

No one's stepping in to help me?

That depends on how confident I am about winning.

No, I can talk my way out of this.

First and last

The world has seen a lot of kings come and go. Pick the best one!

King Arthur

King Koopa

King Henry VIII

King Kong

Why choose a king when you can choose a queen? Who's your favorite?

Queen Cleopatra

Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Latifah

Queen Cersei

They're not quite kings yet, but they're still important. Pick the best prince!

Prince Humperdink

Prince of Darkness

Prince. Just Prince, the musician

Prince of Persia

Disney has proven that everyone loves a princess but they're not the only princesses out ther,e. Pick your favorite fictional princess!

Princess Bride

Princess Leia

Princess Peach

Princess Mononoke

Seems like royalty should live in a castle somewhere. Which castle seems most striking to you?

The Red Keep from "Game of Thrones"

Castlevania

That castle at Disneyworld seems cool

Castle Grayskull from "He-Man"

All royals get nicknames whether they like it or not. All of these are real! Pick the one you could stand having.

"The Glorious"

"The Impaler"

"The Cabbage"

"The Bloodthirsty"

Do you have decent organizational skills or do you need a hand keeping things in order?

I prefer someone else to do that.

I know where stuff is, that's what matters.

I'm super organized.

Who cares about organization?

Are you known for having some epic parties?

Very much so

Not really

I prefer to go to your party.

Life is a party.

What title do you wish you were rocking as an everyday citizen?

Professor

Doctor

Comptroller

Darth

The word "royal" shows up all over the place. What's your favorite royal thing?

Royal flush

Royal blue

Royal icing

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The Queen in England has a lot of corgis. What's your royal pet of choice?

Cats

Bats

Dragons

War elephants

Overall, would you say you have a lot of friends?

I have some close friends.

Not really

Tons!

I only trust a few people.

Royals need to communicate with the people! What's your social media app of choice?

Facebook

YouTube

Instagram

Twitter

King Arthur has probably shown up in more movies than any king in history. What's the best film about him?

"Excalibur"

"A Kid in King Arthur's Court"

"Monty Python and the Holy Grail"

"King Arthur"

If you had to be the ruler of a fictional land, which one would you choose?

Oz

Middle Earth

Wakanda

Westeros

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